True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts; but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates.
Wise men are instructed by reason; men of less understanding, by experience; the most ignorant, by necessity; the beasts, by nature.
The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter, and work.
The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point.
How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of goodwill! In such a place even I would be an ardent patriot.